KABUL (SW): The Second Vice President Mohammad Sarwar Danish has pronounced the current system of government suitable for the country in comparison to federal or parliamentary system of governance.
Danish said this in his keynote address at a moot in connection with the review of Constitution and the Executive and Judicial branches of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Explaining the components of the parliamentary democracy, Danish said political parties in Afghanistan are not mature enough hence this system of governance would lead to political unstability in the country.
The study review of the Constitution and the Executive and Judicial Branches of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has been done by the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU) with the support of the U.S. Institute for Peace (USIP).
Ghizaal Haress, member of the Monitoring Commission on Implementation of the Constitution, said on the occasion that the judicial and executive branches of the government are still faced with a number of impediments. She recalled that the 1969 Constitution identified judiciary as an independent organ while the Constitution of 2003 has tasked this state organ with added responsibilities of monitoring and interpretation of the Constitution as well that has ultimately left negative impacts on the system of governance.
She noted that the Constitution has no clear references about the authorities of the Monitoring Commission on Implementation of the Constitution. She lamented that the Supreme Court is also tasked with monitoring the implementation of the Constitution which has resulted in duplication of responsibilities.
The representatives of the Supreme Court expressed no reaction on the notion about independency of the judiciary at the moot.
The AREU has also underlined a number of other issues faced by the state organs. It recommended to end the ambiguity in regard to the responsibilities of the Supreme Court and the Monitoring Commission on Implementation of the Constitution. The report has also urged the executive branch to ensure the independence of the judiciary.
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